New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-24
ljc. ErRBINK As COZ. SELLERS.

.r .l viii NJ tnc intellectual portion II this com
,nt.ni.v vt~ long acp enlisted u favor Of Mr. Burbank
Ilo IS po--cs. OF rare and valuable faculty ne can
portray eccentric and comic character and he can Il"
this with touch Of human feeling Ia ms way
,i f. ne amu,.~ an audience with AiS truininl ana
.oi,,.lv fashioned transcripts Of odd. or quaint or
oiArvI~o ludlcrou7 human nature, ho eau make MS
putiAulo -suin ant by suggestions If sweet emotion
a.d 81 ~impr dtsnity \, copyi-i of ~" ana more
- ,- ul, nA commentator upon lii" Dee = an artist
l,it he la, not yet had the practice that alone can
mako q man expert a, al mpcr~ouatol IA a dramatic
rrtGrr o.; dfr The performance Of ''Ionei S'"eis
i.at Nj BuItank gave yesterday afternoon AT the
l.,,um Theatre, IN AalA l"dins farce oil Inc
American Claimant, Wa, therefore, chichy expressive
add considerable a. a donotement that stage experience
uu,t -uPil' mcnt personal tDniy IN otuor ~ '"'A0
L.au ala actor.
Mr. Buruank was arraycd in pearl gray trousers
white vAi,.coat, blue -wauow-tah coat With brass
b. tton. aud partly Uad WIG, and he represented :
,hrsuu vIvaood,, alert, nImDle anu gairuVus Amen
,An inventor II was good embodiment In form,
and tu,ro It paused. An ar oi intense ai9 pahIuI
an1,y, underneath the mask, pcrv~lcd II anu con
-.I.ui,d it-cAccpt at nOment' Oh ho"oiosHo Wei
o., la cNh.Dit0i 81 ia sN,@ - '"S,no 'o So '
,u.u, IcctuIcr, tsho absolute 'o'"I'a.u "a -
-,,nc. Nj. butUaDA, nc' cGi"r4tN-' '""' S''~ ~
dramatic instinct, qwCA ,, ,v"'o re- Ven,
easy IonI4dnu OF uIVHc'S' az" ,,n vst1
p,,iivp faCultS OI oppression ia mo ven ven
.. uy no had nOt bee 10 lhe 10 S0', ,i'o
variance Dei Sccn ~ eSt ana Tue ic'' Vi n' 80
tuci with general air ot ANXIOUS 'ol't"''V' "'
mo- HAY
a. te of cou. Sc IDS discrepancy Wal d>"Ppeai diu
Mr. lurOauh mag be expected ~ acqiie SUE" 'o"'to'
~ himself and n- surroundings that, beng toHc' no
AIN a pear to be nappy H., conncdiH!, ana having
made, ms point Will be able TO hold IT, -,
ns drunk wIs too prreipate ana ,h'r re-, mould a.,
bo \ total change OF facial make up ana I'll ufV>' io'
the last act The American Claimant l. an "AtI'N"
n farcn the fun of which elected out Of the idea OF
machine Invented by coon SeTr nor '9 benz NV, Tr
c,uer- a, shown m this TT fertility of his fancy III
me ncld Of the grotesque. odd freaks oil thought
md
orcur throughout the piece. But 1t Is mite HIaS'y
he moment you take II In earnest and 81 remote NOM
human sympathy that. Pmbdbly. II cannot lie long
l,veI Mr. burbank no doubt VIII Use this beginning
or pivut Of transit stepping stone To p"'luoh
A. al motor of eccentric comedy tho regular stage
lie ought to receive cordial welcome there. He II
v,.tc ablrr and more Interesting man than score or
the mummers who going about the country AZ thls
time, Calling through sRylightS ana other uahS-
,,teucic> and calling themselves comedians. II was
however an lrdIscrction to court comparison WIN uhe
rich incnrd. JOYOUS, spontaneously coulcal hnnlOr
~ Tho late Join = Raymond-one of the FUNNIEST
men by nature, that ever went on the StaSe l.ut
even this perhaps viii 10 call attention TO "lhe
American Claimant"